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Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Hackwood. Christ Lore

Today's free book is Christ Lore: Being the Legends. Traditions. Myths. Symbols, Customs and Superstitions of the Christian Church by Frederick William Hackwood. For the table of contents, check at the bottom of this post below the image. The links below are to the Internet Archive edition.

The Childhood and Youth of Christ. The Birth of Christ — Christmastide Customs and Superstitions — the Circumcision and Presentation — Visit of the Magi — Flight into Egypt — Christ's Childhood

Incidents of Christ's Ministry. John the Baptist, and Christ's Baptism — the Temptation — the Marriage at Cana — Healing of the Flow of Blood — Transfiguration — Payment of Tribute Money — Zaccheus — the Anointing at Bethany — the Triumphal Entry — Washing the Disciples' Feet — the Last Supper and Corpus Christi

Incidents of the Holy Passion. The Lesser Passion — Gethsemane — the Betrayer — Peter's Denial of Christ — the Three Mockings — the Scourging — the Seamless Coat — the Crown of Thorns — Pontius Pilate — the Stations of the Cross — Related Traditions — Traditions of St. Veronica — the Accursed Wandering Jew — the Greater Passion — the Nails — the Piercing of Christ's Side — Christ's Wounds — Stigmata — the Holy Grail — the Penitent Thief — the Darkness of the Ninth Hour — Stabat Mater — the Descent From the Cross — the Composition of the True Cross — the Invention (or Discovery) of the Cross — Exaltation of the Cross — the Superscription — the Crucifix — the Sign of the Cross — Emblems of the Passion — the Holy Sepulchre — "He Descended Into Hell"

The English Calendar. The Movable Festivals and Fasts — Some Lesser Known Names of Movable Days — Immovable Feasts and Fasts — the Greater Commemorations — Red Letter Days — Eve — Morrow — Octave — Dies Non — the Minor Festivals of the Church